Fastening device



Dec. 5, 1933. H. KLUGER ,7

FASTENING DEVICE Filed July 12, 1935 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 5,1933 l r A UNlTED STATS PATENT FHQ FASTENING DEVICE Herman Kluger, New,Yorl N. 35., assignor to Fulford Mfg. (30., a corporation or Rhode Island Application July 12, 1933. Serial No. 680,066

1 Claim. (Cl, 24-213) This invention relatesto a stud for a snap illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 in assembled relafastener and has for one of its objects the rction. vision of a less expensive structure by requiring 8 is a top plan view of the blank from a minimum number of parts and yet one it ch which the securing member is formed.

5 will be strong and durable for ac purposes for Figs. 9, 1c, 11 and 12 are sectional views which it is intended. showing progressive st Another object of the invention is the problank shown 8 into the securi vision of a structure which will form the stud illustrated in perspective in 6. and its securing means as one unit with all of It has been usual in the securing of studs'for incznb 10 the parts necessary for assembly of the stud on snap fasteners to garments it other parts upon a garment and without the necessity of handling which part of the snap mou' ted two separate parts for attachment to the to provide a body member, a cage resilient garment. pr

an anvil member within this cage,

Another object of the invention is the proand a separate post with an enlarged head which 16 vision of a structure which when assembled on was placed through a hole in the garment'and the garment will comprise one less iecc than against anvil to cause its e to be has heretofore been necessary and yet secure horned secure the stud in the des ed mountsuch stud on the garment in a secure and dur ed position, thus requiring the punching of the able manner. hole in the garment or fabric and the separate 0 Another object of the invention the prondling of the post with its enlarged head; and

vision of a stud for a snap fastener which will in. order that a simplification of these operations eliminate the requirement of a hole first punched may be had, I have provided a single piece which in the fabric in order that it may assembled takes the place of the anvil and post with its thereon but which will carry protruding prongs enlarged head and which eliminates the neces- 25 which can be forced t, rough the fabric and sity of providing a hole in the garment by doubled over and thus simplify the operations reason or" the same having prongs whereby all necessary in securing the stud on the fabric and of the parts are assembled in a single unit with speed up the assembly of Sllllf on garments or no necessity of detaching any of the parts or to other parts upon which it is desired that they assembling any of them to secure the fastener 30 be secured. in position; and the following is a detailed de- A still further object of the invention is the scription ol the present embodiment oi this inprovision of e finding for a stud which will envention illustrating the preferred means by able these advantageous results to be performed which these advantageous results may be acand yet which is one which may be made of a coulplished.

35 single piece of metal or the like. With r ference to the drawing, I have desig- With these and other objects in View, the innated at 15 a piece of material such as leather, vention consists of certain novel features of fabric or part of a garment upon which it is construction, will be more fully described, d i d th t tu 01' a snap fastener b a d particularly pointed 01111 in the pp mounted. This snap fastener comprises a body 40 61mm member, 16, shown in perspective in Fig. 4, as 90 the i je i 1 consisting of a flat plate, 17, of circular formamg 1 1S pelqspecme View of mud tion with a central opening, 18, therein while a secured onto a piece of leather or fabric uoon fi L an e, 19, extends downwardk from the en hwhich 1t 15 desired that the same be mounted. g J p p 4 Fig; 2 is a back plan View of this stud as edge of thls plate. mounted on the fabric 7 T e cage member designated generally, 20, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cage inem- @nslsis of dmwn up portion of s her or stud propel. of the device with a plurality of fingers, 22, extending down- 4 is a perspective View f the body wardly and at the same time bulging outwardly,

5c b of th d i i at 23, to form a skeleton of a dome and per- Fj g 5 is a sectignal i howing t 939 unit of some resilience or compression of these and body members assembled. fingers a usual manner for securing the snap Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the securing fastener to a socket or the like. These fingers, member. 22, are each extended through an opening, 18,

55 Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing the parts as and are turned outwardly, as at 24, to lie along til the under or inner surface of the plate, 1'7, of the body member.

The securing member, which I will designate generally 25 and which is illustrated in Fig. 6, is formed from a blank, 23, of generally circular formation with prongs, 27, protruding outwardly therefrom. Through a series of drawing operations, this blank is cupped, as illustrated in Fig. 9, with a drawn-up projection, 28, and flange, 29. This projection, 28, is further drawn up into its finished form, 30, as illustrated in Fig. 10, in

another operation after which the flange, 29, is

bent inwardly together with the prongs as at 31 in Fig. 11, and finally this flange, 29, becomes an inwardly-extending portion, 32, doubled back upon the plate, 33, with the prongs, 27, extending outwardly at right angles to the plate, 33, and doubled back portion, 32.

The securing member, as thus formed, is positioned within the flange, 19, of the body, 16, while its projection, 30, substantially fits within the fingers, 22, to maintain them against the edge of the opening, 18, while the plate, 33, of my securing member holds the outwardly turned ends of these fingers firmly against the under surface of the plate 1'7, by being forced thereagainst by the inward rolling of the edge, 35, of the flange 19. The prongs, 27, extend from the opposite side of the body of the device from that from which the skeleton dome projects and are located inwardly from the periphery thereof allowing a marginal portion over which the rolled edge, 35, may extend.

These prongs, 27, are sharp and pointed as at 36 at their ends and may be forced through a piece of fabric, such as 15, making their entry without the fabric having been previously perforated, after which they may be rolled outwardly, as at 3'7, see Fig. 2, while the points, 36,

may extend upwardly again if desired to clinch the parts in the fabric.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claim.

I claim:

A stud for a snap fastener comprising a body member having a fiat circular plate with an opening in its center, a wall extending downwardly from the outer edge of th plate, a cage member having a plurality of resilient fingers, each bowed outwardly and forming a skeleton dome on the upper side of the plate of said body member, said fingers each extending through the opening in the plate and havin portions contacting with the edges of the opening and the free end portions extending outwardly to lie along the under surface of the plate and parallel thereto and a securing member comprising a plate closely fitted within the wall. of the body member and provided with a drawn-up projection extending between the fingers of said cage member and contacting the inner surfaces thereof to hold them against the edge of said opening, the outer edge of the plate of said securing member being doubled back upon itself with prongs protruding downwardly from the free edge of the doubled back portion, the wall of said body member having its edge extending inwardly over the under side of the plate of said securing member to hold the same tightly against the outwardly extending ends of the fingers of said cage member and bind all of said members together,

HERMAN KLUGER. 

